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Product Liability

Sep. 17, 2010

Allergan Settles Fatal Botox Case

Allergan Inc., the Irvine-based maker of Botox, reached an undisclosed settlement late Wednesday with the family of a woman who died after receiving off-label treatments for neck and shoulder pain with the wrinkle-reducer drug.

By Don J. DeBenedictis

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SANTA ANA - Allergan Inc., the Irvine-based maker of Botox, reached an undisclosed settlement late Wednesday with the family of a woman who died after receiving off-label treatments for neck and shoulder pain with the wrinkle-reducer drug.

Attorneys announced the settlement Thursday morning, the day after selecting a jury for what would have been a four-week trial in Kramer ...

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